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HARRISON v. MURPHY

Civ. A. No. 2242.

205 F.Supp. 449 (1962)

Walter HARRISON, Plaintiff, v. Charles L. MURPHY, and Anne S. Murphy, Defendants.

United States District Court D. Delaware.

May 18, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Wingate and Newton White, Wilmington, Del., for plaintiff.

Courtney H. Cummings, Jr., of Killoran & Van Brunt, Wilmington, Del., for defendants.

LAYTON, District Judge.

This is an action by plaintiff under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 19831 and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343(3), to recover damages against the defendants, owners as tenants by the entireties of a restaurant, for refusing to allow him to remain seated in their diner after he had ordered food, solely because he was a Negro.

The complaint alleges that this refusal...

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